Close to Oxblood
#510708
#510708 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Oxblood. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #510708.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.18:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.18:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.38:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #510708 as they’d see it.
#510708 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #510708
What color is #510708?
#510708 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Oxblood. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 2.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #510708 in RGB?
#510708 is rgb(81, 7, 8): 81 red, 7 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #510708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 91, 90, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #510708?
PANTONE 188 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #510708?
Its complement #002B2B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.